Recent News

How DOES the Chicken Cross This Road?

The River Town Team Connectivity Project hosted two tours recently entitled “How Does the Chicken Cross This Road?” referring to Rt 15 in Lewisburg. Both tours were well attended attesting to the high level of interest in this question. Between the additional rail trail construction and all the new development at the Penn House Commons […]

What Is a Charrette Anyway?

A ‘Charrette’ is defined as a collaborative session in which a group of community stakeholders ‘design’ a solution. In this instance the participants will be tasked with creating design concepts for the study area’s streets, parks, and greenway. Break-out groups will work on various elements of the design problem – such as Recreation Needs; Event Space; […]

Greenway Planning Moving Forward

Lewisburg Borough is now moving forward with the 6th Street/Bull Run Greenway Planning Project, thanks in part to grant funding from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program, Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund, under the administration of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation. The grant was awarded at the end […]

Get Ready to Get Muddy

It's time for another Fall In-River Clean Up. Here's the deal, short form: see you Saturday morning, 9am, at Soldiers Memorial Park, dress for mud and wear river-ready shoes, bring a water bottle. Snacks will be provided. It’s time to get muddy in order to get (the river) clean! There will be a Fall In-River Clean […]

Summer in a College Town

Small town life has its own pace and rhythm and that is even more true of college towns. Whereas the fall/winter/spring calendar is packed with academic, arts, and service opportunities and there are plenty of people to populate them. During the summer, a significant portion of the residents disappear -- in fact, the population of downtown […]

Main and Elm Street Programs Build on Walkability and Economic Vitality

This guest post is from our ally in downtown boostership, the Lewisburg Downtown Partnership: Our attractive and highly valued Market Street retail streetscape is under siege lately. The CVS store, an anchor store located at the prime corner of Market and Third Streets, will disappear in the next month or so. The PA. Liquor Control Board […]

Members of the community working together to preserve natural settings and streetscapes, strengthen ties among neighbors, and improve the quality of life in Lewisburg for residents and visitors.